Our Services
Drainage & Grading Solutions in Fairfield County, CT
- 15+ Years Experience
- Licensed & Insured in CT
- BBB Accredited
- Free Estimates
Water always wins — unless you give it somewhere better to go. Standing water in the lawn, a soggy side yard that never dries, mulch washing out of beds with every storm, or worse, water finding its way toward your foundation: these are problems that get more expensive the longer they wait. MRO Landscaping has been solving drainage and grading problems on Fairfield County properties for over 15 years. As a yard drainage contractor in CT, we don't just treat the symptom — we find where the water is coming from, and we redirect it for good. Licensed, insured, BBB accredited, and free estimates on every project.
What's Included
We design and build complete drainage solutions: French drain installation to intercept and carry subsurface water away from problem areas, yard grading and regrading to restore positive slope away from your home, catch basins and channel drains for surface water, downspout extensions and buried discharge lines, dry creek beds that manage runoff while looking like a landscape feature, and erosion control for slopes, banks, and the long gravel driveways common in towns like Redding and Easton.
Drainage work pairs naturally with everything else we do. If a new patio, lawn, or planting plan is part of your project, we solve the water first — because no landscape investment survives sitting in it.
How We Work
1. Free site evaluation. We walk the property — ideally after a rain — and trace where water collects, where it's coming from, and where it can safely go.
2. Diagnosis and plan. You get a clear explanation of the problem and a specific, itemized solution. No mystery, no over-engineering: if a regraded swale solves it, we won't sell you a drain system.
3. Careful excavation. We locate utilities, protect the landscape we're not working on, and excavate precisely.
4. Installation built to last. Proper pipe, proper stone, proper fabric, proper slope — drainage is a detail business, and shortcuts buried underground are still shortcuts.
5. Restoration. We restore the surface — soil, seed, sod, or plantings — so the fix disappears into the landscape.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a French drain cost in CT?
Cost depends on length, depth, discharge distance, and site access. A short run solving one wet spot is a modest project; a full perimeter system is a bigger one. We provide firm pricing after a free site evaluation, and we'll always present the simplest solution that actually solves the problem.
How do I fix standing water in my yard?
First, diagnose: is it surface water that can't drain because of grading, or subsurface water rising from below? The fix differs — regrading or a swale for the first, a French drain for the second, sometimes both. That diagnosis is exactly what our free site visit determines.
Can grading fix water in my basement?
Often, yes — many basement water issues start with soil that slopes toward the foundation or downspouts dumping water at the wall. Regrading for positive slope and extending downspout discharge solves a remarkable share of cases. If your situation needs more than exterior work, we'll tell you honestly.
Will a French drain ruin my lawn?
Temporarily, along the trench line — but we restore everything we disturb with topsoil and seed or sod. Within a season, most clients can't find where the drain went in. They just notice the yard is dry.
What about erosion on slopes and driveway edges?
Erosion control is core work for us, especially in the rural-affluent towns where long driveways and graded slopes are the norm. Solutions range from regrading and planting to stone swales and retaining structures — and because we do masonry and landscaping in-house, we can build whichever your site needs.
Where We Offer Drainage & Grading
Serving Fairfield and Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Stop managing water. Start directing it.
Get a free drainage evaluation from a licensed, insured contractor with 15+ years of fixing wet yards in Fairfield County.